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Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Army ROTC Scabbard and Blade Society group photograph

 Item
Identifier: PAc 2017-36-1
Content Description

One b&w photographic print of the members of The National Honor Society of Scabbard and Blade at Fort George Wright in Spokane, Washington, 1936. Members include ROTC cadets from Montana State University, Washington State University, Montana State College, University of Idaho, and University of Wyoming engaged in summer training camp. Howard K. Welch is identified as the cadet in the second row, fourth from the left.

Dates: 1936

Barnum Brown photographs

 Collection
Identifier: PAc 2017-34-1-3
Content Description

3 b&w photographic prints of paleontologist Barnum Brown. Photographs include: a group shot of Barnum Brown, his wife Lillian Brown, and two unidentified women, 1930s; Barnum and Lillian Brown with a dog, August 1933; and Barnum Brown in the field, 1930s. Photographs likely taken in or near Billings, Montana.

Dates: 1932 - 1934

Billings Airport and Montana Cattle Brands photographs

 Item
Identifier: PAc 2017-44-1-2
Content Description

Two black and white photographic prints, one is a real photo postcard of hangar number 2 at the Billings, Montana airport and one is a photograph of a sign depicting various cattle brands of Montana, unknown location. Photographs likely date from 1930s to 1940s.

Dates: 1930 - 1949

Davis Family photograph album

 Item
Identifier: PAc 2017-30-A1
Content Description

One photograph album containing 18 b&w photographic prints. Photographs include views from around Butte, Montana are including: the Butte Reduction Works; views of Columbia Gardens; the bison at Columbia Gardens; the Davis family picnicking at Columbia Gardens; Silver Bow Canyon; Gregson Hot Springs Hotel; Davis family home; and various Davis family members and possibly friends. Photographs all date from around 1905.

Dates: 1905

Ida Constans photograph album

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: PAc 2017- 29

Ida Constans photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: PAc 2017-29-A1
Content Description Photograph album containing 50 black and white carte de visites and tintypes collected by Ida Constans. Ida Louise Constans (1868-1956) was the daughter of French immigrant Philip Constans (1836-1902) who arrived in Last Chance Gulch in Montana in 1864. Ida Constans's mother, Elizabeth Herman Constans (1838-1924), was of German decent and born in Ohio. The three other Constans children were Caroline (1860-1861), Henry Philip (1861-1889), and Alfred Edward William (1867-1933). The Constans...
Dates: 1854-1880

Mines and Mining in Montana photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: Lot 026
Abstract

This collection consists of views of Montana placer mining, hard rock mines and mills, coal mines, and kilns primarily between the years 1867 – 1920. Well-represented are early views of placer mining in Alder Gulch and in the Rimini mining district, larger-scale hard rock mining in the Marysville mining district, and mines and smelters in Butte. The collection also includes views of coal mining operations in Carbon, Fergus, Gallatin, Park, Powder River, and Sheridan counties.

Dates: 1867-1971

Montana Department of Highways, Photogrammetry and Survey Unit records

 Collection
Identifier: RS-408
Abstract

The Photogrammetry and Survey Section records are primarily project—or route—related aerial photographs, along with monitoring reports, level notes, and some correspondence.

Dates: 1956-1982

Power Family photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: Lot 006
Abstract Thomas C. Power (1829-1923) came to Montana Territory in 1866 and established a successful mercantile and transportation network in and around Fort Benton serving miners, military posts, Indian tribes of the region, and local residents. In partnership with others he developed a transportation network of steamboats along the Upper Missouri as well as overland stage and freight routes. He moved his corporate headquarters to Helena in 1878 and had an interest in politics that paralleled his...
Dates: 1872-1945

Railroads in Montana photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: Lot 033
Abstract

This collection consists of photographs of railroads in Montana including construction sites and work crews; locomotive engines, freight cars, passenger cars, and stock cars; track lines, bridges, tunnels, and rail yard facilities; train wrecks; trains in snow; and special events like last spike and first train ceremonies.

Dates: 1880s-1960s